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Development of Distance Learning: Perspectives from Nigeria
Dr. Suleiman Ramon-Yusuf PhD.
Head, Open & Distance Learning Division
National Universities Commission
Abuja Nigeria
sbramon2001@ yahoo.com
http://www.nuc.edu.ng
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Introduction…1
Map Of Nigeria. 2
Nigeria: Basic Facts
• Africa’s most populous nation, Over 150 Million people: [ 250 Ethnic groups; 500 Languages]
• Location: West Africa, between Latitude 4o and 14o N and Longitude 2o and 15o E
• Total Land Area= 923,768Km2 (356,669 sq m).• Federal Republic, 36 States + 1 Federal Capital
Territory, 774 Local Government Areas
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NUMBER AND TYPES OF HE INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
HEI Federal State Private Total
Univers-ities
36 36 45 117
Poly/ Monotechs.
43 52 15 110
CoE 21 44 21 86
Total 100 132 81 3
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5Federal State Private
36 36 45
Universities
Federal Universities
32%
State Universities32%
Private Universi-
ties36%
NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM STATISTICS
ODL IN NIGERIA
• Home study/ correspondence variety popular early to mid-20th century.
• ODL Policy framework: Long standing recognition as means of enhancing access. NPE since 1977
• ODL Policy goals: Provide access to quality education and equity
in educational opportunities for those who otherwise would have been denied.
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ODL IN NIGERIA….2
• ODL Policy goals: Meet special needs of employers by mounting
special certificate courses for their employees at their work place.
Encourage internationalization especially of tertiary education curricula.
Ameliorate the effect of internal and external brain drain in tertiary institutions by utilizing experts as teachers regardless of their locations or places of work.
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ODL IN NIGERIA…3
• POLICY VS PRACTICE ?• Policy stipulates ODL implementation at
ALL levels of Education.• Yawning Gap between Policy and
practice……• In reality only at tertiary level:National Teachers’ Institute (NTI)University sub-sector
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IMPERATIVES FOR ODL IN NUS
DD for HE far outstrips SS. In Nigeria, over a million candidates sit
Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) annually, existing 117 universities can only absorb about 225,000 new entrants
Need for Paradigm shift to enhance access
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ODL In the University system
• Yet to be fully exploited..
• 1 Unimode University (NOUN)
• 6 Dual- mode institutions
• Enrolment:
<50,000 in Dual mode DLCs + abt. 20,000
in NOUN.
• Many Universities expressing interest !!International perspectives on the Development of Distance Learning.
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ENROLMENT IN ODL PROGRAMMES
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ENROLMEMT IN DL CENTRES
S/NO UNIVERSITY DLC ENROLMENT
1. Ibadan 12, 750
2. Lagos 10,381
3. Abuja 16,791
4. Maiduguri 3,624
5. FUT, Yola 1,204
6. OAU Ile-Ife 5,000
GRAND TOTAL 49,750
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CHALLENGES OF ODL IN NUS
Institutional capacity gaps : Inadequate Course Wares Weak Learner support system Inappropriate delivery mechanisms Regulatory capacity gaps
Professional capacity gaps:Dearth of competent Practitioners [Teachers;
Tutors; IA&G staff ]Paucity of QA personnel
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TACKLING THE CHALLENGES..
NUC/BC/OUUK PROJECT: Collaboration between NUC , British Council Nigeria &
OUUK
Overarching objective: Bring the standard of ODL practice in Nigeria up to level of global best practice
ODL stakeholder roundtable in November, 2008 - a forum for discussions on issues bordering on a suitable ODL Model for Nigeria
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ODL PROJECT…2
Stakeholders’ workshop on 26-27 March, 2009: out come :Development of Guidelines for ODL in the Nigerian university system [ Eligibility to offer DL; Delivery guidelines, programme accreditation instrument]
Train the Trainers Initiative : (Dec. 2009 – March 2011)
E-teaching workshops: nominated group of DL teachers from 7 Nigerian universities.
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ODL PROJECT…3
• TtT Initiative:• A series of 5 workshops + Intervening conversations facilitated by
OUUK staff: Prof. Swithenby et. al.• Workshops focused on course module designs+ associated support• General studies courses:
– Use of English – CDL University of Ibadan– Philosophy and Logic – CDL, OAU Ile-Ife– Nigerian Peoples and Culture – CDL, University of Maiduguri– Science and Society – CDL Federal University of Technology,
Yola– Entrepreneurship – DLI, University of Lagos and CDL, University
of Abuja
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ODL PROJECT…4
• Other aspects of TtT:Assessment [ incl. e-assessment]ICT for resource development and
delivery; ICT for student support.
Designation as National Trainers
40 graduates : certified NUC/BC/OUUKCASCADE
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ODL PROJECT…5
• Next steps:
• University level cascading
• Roll-out of Pilot Modules
• Development & Roll-out of other selected courses/ modules
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ODL PROJECT…6
• Consortium formation (6 Universities) Steering group: VCs – oversight; policy, finances Coordinating group {Executive Group: Directors} Agreement to collaborate in :Development and delivery of learning
resources, courses/modulesStudy centre network Choice of VLELong term Resource production mechanism
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REQUIRED….?
Strengthen Collaboration among consortium members
Strengthen partnership with OUUKForge new partnerships…China, India,
Uzbekistan ……?Build synergies
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Future Prospects…?
• Perennial problem of Inadequate access to HE must be ameliorated.
• ODL is the answer
• With greater stakeholder commitment & support + hard work+ collaboration, the Future of DL in Nigeria is bright.
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Thank you and God Blesswww.nuc.edu.ng
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